At Palm Beach’s Four Seasons resort, what was once a bistro featuring regional American cuisine has been replaced by contemporary-feel white-interior Graze restaurant specializing in fare inspired largely by dishes in France and Italy.

What remains the same: views of the ocean and the resort’s pool area, seen fully whether you’re dining along the canopied terrace or inside gazing through abundant east-facing windows (nearly floor to ceiling).

Graze at the Four Seasons opened earlier this season, featuring dishes inspired by France and Italy.

Like the Four Seasons’ former Ocean Bstro, the chefs at Graze, which opened earlier this season, also use locally sourced ingredients whenever possible.

“We were inspired by the classic dishes of Europe, but wanted to interpret them in a new way that is both modern and whimsical and speaks to the locale of Palm Beach, and (we wanted to) create on overall fun dining experience,” says Chef de Cuisine Jason Van Bomel.

Graze serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

At breakfast, there are tradional favorites, plus such items as prosciutto di Parma with melon, and French crepes with spinach and Gruyere or Swiss cheese and fried egg, for instance.

During lunch and dinner, a selection of salads, charcuterie and cheeseboards are offered, along with such items as grilled mahi mahi with spring onion, shishito peppers, Sicilian green olives and Marcona almonds; herb-roasted chicken breast with mascarpone risotto and confit chicken-leg salad; and Marcona almond-crusted lamb chops with roasted mushrooms, carrots, fennel mustard and red-wine sauce.

Graze’s cocktail menu also aims for a Europe-Palm Beach fusion. Cocktails include the `Pompelmo’ (gin, fresh grapefruit juice, basil and lime) and `The Parisian,” a blend of housemade orangecello, champagne, orange bitters and a sugar cube. One can also opt for wine flights, including a “Trip to Italy,” among others.

About the Author

M.M. Cloutier is a longtime freelance journalist who has written and reported about dining and food, business, history, travel, people and more for numerous local, regional and national publications, such as Palm Beach-area newspapers and magazines, as well as The New York Times, Time magazine and others.